Cops: Man shot by officers after foot chase

February 19, 2010

A man was shot in the leg Thursday night after a foot chase with officers in the South Side's Back of the Yards neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

The incident happened at about 9 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Honore Street, according to a police news release. Plainclothes officers were in the area when they spotted a man they believed was armed.

The officers got out of their vehicle and announced to the man they were police, but the man ran off, police said. The officers gave chase and were soon joined by uniformed police called in for support.

Those officers ordered the man to stop running, but he refused and "turned suddenly in the direction of the officers," according to the statement. "In fear of his life and the lives of others, an officer fired a shot at the offender."

The man was taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. Police said investigators found a gun on the scene.

The Independent Police Review Authority, the agency that investigates police shootings, is looking into the incident.